Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

The former involves inflicting various deadly attacks on the target, but the target can still resist and will only die if they cannot withstand the attacks.

The latter, on the other hand, directly erases all possible futures for the target, crushes all hope and resistance, and fixes only the future of "death," making the opponent's death inevitable.

There is a fundamental difference between the two.

The former can be considered a basic attack.

The latter... is like unleashing the ultimate move; whether it can be used depends on how strong the enemy is.

If the enemy is not strong and you have accumulated enough luck, then things are fine.

If the enemy is far stronger than oneself, and one wants to directly "kill" them, then a massive amount of luck is needed as support, and whether or not one can activate it depends on whether one's luck reserves are sufficient.

Essentially, this is still wishing for the other person to die.

However, with the "target is death future perspective" as the foundation and anchor, when luck is used to guide out these future causes of death, the consumption will be reduced by many times, and it can be used as a normal attack.

It can be said that it has been greatly specialized in the direction of "wishing that the target will die instantly".

The more misfortune is transferred to the target, the more instant causes of death can be locked in by luck, and the higher the cumulative damage value will be.

"I have named this attack ability 'Infinite Killing Intent - Judgment of Destruction'."

Fan Xiaoxiao's opening remarks were full of childish angst, uttering a move name that was utterly ridiculous.

However, Fan Xiao didn't complain. He said in a low voice, "Inevitable Judgment... a bunch of instant-death future manifestations superimposed... well, it can be considered a powerful instant-death attack."

He can't use that kind of attack.

Because he lacks Fan Xiaoxiao's "immediate death future perspective"—that is, seeing the possible future of the target under various immediate death inducements through the medium of misfortune.

Perhaps only when his "quantum immortality" awakening reaches a higher level will he gain this special perspective and be able to see the future.

He asked, "How effective was the attack?"

"It depends on who the target is; you can't generalize." Fan Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "This kind of attack, in the end, just brings the factor of death upon the other party, inducing a death outcome. But death is a process, and the target can resist and save themselves during this period. Only when they can't hold on will they really die."

"What kinds of targets can it be used against?" Fan Xiao continued to ask.

“It can be any object, whether it’s living or inanimate,” Fan Xiaoxiao replied. “If enough misfortune is transferred, even the concept of an intangible entity can be used to exert influence from an instant-death perspective.”

"Then... how many types of instant death triggers can be identified at once?" Fan Xiao pressed.

"It depends on the specific situation, the strength of the target, and the amount of misfortune I have," Fan Xiaoxiao said. "The more misfortune I transfer, the wider the instant death perspective will be on the target, and the more causes of death I can lead to."

"In that case... the name 'Judgment of Inevitable Annihilation' is quite fitting."

Fan Xiao offered a fair assessment.

This move is actually very powerful.

Or rather, it has extremely high potential.

Because... causes of death can accumulate, leading to multiple death outcomes.

The future of imminent death is infinite; in other words, the causes of imminent death are also infinite.

As long as there is enough misfortune and enough causes of death, unless the enemy is omniscient and omnipotent, there will always be a way to die that suits the opponent.

"but."

Changing the subject, Fan Xiao continued, "The method is good, but there is too much preparation work to be done in advance."

"Although the cost of luck is greatly reduced due to the 'instant death perspective,' we both know that luck is not so easy to accumulate."

"In the end, it still can't get rid of the problem of insufficient battery life."

A month of charging, only a few seconds of gameplay... this flaw still hasn't been fixed.

Hearing Fan Xiao's words, Fan Xiaoxiao shook her head slightly: "I have already solved the problem of combat endurance."

"In the past five years, 'Destiny' has awakened more than just a 'death perspective'."

"Perhaps it's because the fusion between 'Destiny' and me has become closer, and I can now use my spiritual power to activate it."

"What...?" Fan Xiao's expression changed in surprise.

This time, he was genuinely surprised.

His "quantum immortality" has never been associated with spiritual power.

"It seems you still don't have this trait. Or rather... it hasn't been awakened yet?"

Fan Xiaoxiao was also not quite clear about the situation of her real-life counterpart.

After suppressing her curiosity, she continued, "In my world, using superpowers requires mental energy."

“In the past, the operation of ‘destiny’ never required my mental involvement, and I thought that was its true nature.”

"Later, after I discovered that I could use my mind to activate it, I realized that its level of awakening was not high enough before... No, that's not quite right."

She paused, then added, "To be precise, 'Destiny' is different from other superpowers; it has both active and passive states."

"When in a passive state, 'Destiny' can function normally without consuming mental energy, and it will grant me the protective characteristic of being 'hard to kill,' which is equivalent to a kind of 'immortality.' However, this characteristic is not under my control. Although it can ensure that I can escape all kinds of deadly dangers without realizing it and continue to live, it is equivalent to borrowing luck in advance, so the corresponding misfortune will also be forcibly brought upon me."

"The active state, on the other hand, is what I mean by being driven by mental power. In this state, the passive self-preservation characteristic of 'Destiny' disappears. In exchange for losing this 'immortality,' one can gain a significant boost in ability endurance. As long as mental power is not exhausted, one can control luck and misfortune at will."

"Two states..."

Fan Xiao looked thoughtful.

This time, he remained silent for several minutes, various thoughts surfacing in his mind.

It seems that he is comparing Fan Xiaoxiao's abilities with his own, wondering if he will also achieve this kind of advancement in the future.

"You are my prototype, and you will awaken these abilities sooner or later."

Seeing that Fan Xiao remained silent, Fan Xiaoxiao offered a word of comfort.

Yes, comfort—she thought that Fan Xiao, the prototype of Fan Xiao, felt a little unbalanced when she learned that she had it while she didn't.

She wasn't there to show off; she was just answering questions as usual.

Fan Xiao then removed his right hand from his chin, looked into Fan Xiaoxiao's eyes, shook his head slightly, and smiled, "I don't have any of the negative emotions you're guessing. You underestimate me as the original character. I'm just a little surprised."

After thinking about it for a while, he came to a conclusion.

If nothing unexpected happens, his "quantum immortality" should also exist in two states: passive and active.

In the passive state, the pillar concept should be operating on its own, manipulating the cause and effect of the entire world to help him eliminate disasters and difficulties, and ensuring that he is always alive. In this state, the spiritual energy has an unbelievably high upper limit, or rather, no upper limit, and can keep him alive from any disaster.

He could probably survive even if surrounded by multiple super players.

However... the psionic energy in a passive state doesn't truly belong to him; it brings no limit to either luck or misfortune.

Only psychic energy in an active state, psychic energy that can be activated by his mental power, truly belongs to him.

At this point, there is an upper limit to psychic energy—the upper limit being the upper limit of his mental capacity.

It's like ordering around a little angel.

The little angel is really useful, but it's also really energy-consuming.

After calming himself down, Fan Xiao asked again about the attack capabilities: "What is the attack range of this move you mentioned?"

"I don't know," Fan Xiaoxiao shook her head: "I haven't felt any limitation on attack range, so... it should be possible no matter how far away."

"Could you demonstrate?" Fan Xiao suggested.

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaoxiao stared at Fan Xiao for seven or eight seconds.

"What's wrong?" Fan Xiao asked, puzzled.

“Once ‘Destiny’ switches to active mode, the ‘immortality’ in passive mode will cease to function,” Fan Xiaoxiao said.

"Are you worried I'll seize the opportunity to harm you?" Fan Xiao said speechlessly, "Although we do have opposing stances, it's a stance forcibly imposed on us by this world, not from our own hearts. I am, after all, your prototype. Compare yourself to me, would you take the opportunity to do such a despicable thing?"

"..."

Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at Fan Xiao a few more times before saying, "Since we've already started cooperating, I will still give you the trust that's due."

After saying that, she turned her head and glanced at the trash can next to the plastic running track not far away.

On the grass next to the trash can, there were several empty plastic bottles scattered around.

It seems some inconsiderate person got carried away and started throwing at the trash can. After missing, they just left the plastic bottle to fall onto the grass.

Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at the plastic bottles.

The next instant, several cracking sounds rang out, and all the plastic bottles shattered, turning into invisible particles.

"That's roughly the effect," Fan Xiaoxiao said.

"Whoever they see will die," Fan Xiao sighed.

“It doesn’t matter if we can’t see it,” Fan Xiaoxiao said. “As long as we know who the target is and can pinpoint the cause and effect, we can attack.”

At this point, she gave an example: "If I were hostile to you, I could have attacked you remotely even though we didn't meet last night."

"That's terrifying," Fan Xiao commented.

It's no wonder that this is a fan-made character based on him.

With this ability, she could kill all the players except him without leaving her house, no matter where they fled.

Even if Fan Xiaoxiao's mental energy can't keep up, it just means she'll need more time to recover; the outcome won't change.

Moreover... this means that the cause of instant death appears directly on the target's body, which is one of the possible futures of the target. Therefore, it is impossible to defend against and the target can only rely on themselves to survive. If they cannot survive, they will die.

Terrible!

If Fan Xiaoxiao had been hostile, his teammates would probably have been wiped out last night, leaving him alone to face this dungeon.

Fortunately, the other party is someone who can be won over.

"You seem to have misunderstood something?"

At this moment, Fan Xiaoxiao seemed to realize that her original self was more wary of her, and helplessly explained, "This ability isn't as powerful as you imagine."

"How so?" Fan Xiao asked.

He only showed a slight wariness, but Fan Xiaoxiao fell for it.

Just as he predicted, they're quite easy to fool.

Fan Xiaoxiao said, "Instant death causes are also divided into levels. The lowest level is physical, which will only lead to death due to physical damage."

"Above these, there are also death-inducing factors at the energy, spirit, and conceptual levels."

"However, the further you go, the more misfortune and good fortune you need to anchor it—in other words, the mental strain will increase."

"While this ability has no upper limit, my strength does."

She shook her head and said, "For example, I can't do anything with Cinderella. I tried to transfer her misfortune, but after looking at her imminent death, I found that there was no physical or energy-based temptation to die, and the psychological temptation was pitifully small. You should understand what that means, right?"

“I can pretty much guess,” Fan Xiao said. “The culprit who orchestrated the invasion crisis cannot be killed by physical means. Even mental attacks that could harm her are not very common.”

He paused, then asked, "What about the conceptual cause of instant death?"

“I didn’t see it,” Fan Xiaoxiao shook her head: “To extend the perspective of an imminent future to the conceptual level, too much misfortune is needed. If I were to use my abilities recklessly in front of her, the rapid mental depletion would definitely be noticed by her and arouse her suspicion.”

"For you to be so wary, it seems this culprit is no ordinary person." Fan Xiao became more alert. "What about our current conversation? Could she detect it?"

From the moment he started, he had been letting the "wind of nothingness" blow around him, concealing his presence.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't have been discovered.

However, with Fan Xiaoxiao's high praise for Cinderella, he felt a little unsure.

"Don't worry, I made a wish with luck before I came," Fan Xiaoxiao said. "This conversation will take place after Cinderella leaves the mortal world."

"Leaving the real world?" Fan Xiao asked in surprise, "You mean, she's still transferring her fictional characters into reality?"

“She has never stopped,” Fan Xiaoxiao said. “This is actually a good thing for us. If she suddenly stops, it means that she is about to achieve her goal, and when that happens, we will be the ones with headaches.”

"You seem to have already decided that she is hostile to us?" Fan Xiao said thoughtfully. "I'm a little curious about what kind of person she is."

"Cinderella? She's a bit of an over-the-top person, or rather... she's a bit like a late-stage chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferer."

Fan Xiaoxiao gave a subtle look and said, "I suspect she lied to us and is hiding something. Trying to defy fate is not that simple."

She paused for a moment, then added, "The information you provided earlier has confirmed some of my guesses."

“If I was just a little suspicious of her before, now… I think she is the one I need to be most wary of.”

"Do you have any other information about Cinderella?" Fan Xiao asked.

“I’ve told you most of what I know,” Fan Xiaoxiao shook her head slightly. “I haven’t known Cinderella for very long, and my understanding of her is only superficial and based on some guesses.”